The tip region of a fluid-Drivenfracture in an elastic medium

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 183-192

  Garagash, D ^a   Detournay, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

FLUID DRIVEN FRACTURES;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 0034155604     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: 15289036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.321162     Document Type: Article

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